Judge’s death being probed
2009-06-10 08:19
Cape Town – Police are waiting for the Department of Health to release the results of a post-mortem on acting high court judge Patrick Maqubela, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
"The investigation is continuing," said Superintendent Andre Traut.
He said he could not say when the results of the post-mortem would be received, referring queries to the health department, whose spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
"That is up to the department of health," said Traut.
Maqubela's body was discovered at his Sea Point, Cape Town home on Sunday afternoon, after he failed to answer calls from concerned colleagues and family members.
Murder investigation
The police initially believed that he had suffered a heart attack but announced on Tuesday that the case docket had been changed to a murder investigation.
"A thorough investigation by Sea Point police revealed information and evidence which suggested that the angle of our investigations is directed to the possibility of a crime, and therefore the case docket has been changed to a murder investigation," Traut said on Tuesday.
"The result of further post-mortem tests is now awaited, to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the death of Maqubela."
Maqubela was hearing the City of Cape Town's application to evict refugees from the Bluewaters camp near Muizenberg, set up last year after the outbreak of xenophobic violence.
- SAPA